Hanja Analyzer
蜩

蜩 — jo

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
매미 조
Romanization
jo
English
cicada, broad locust
Mandarin
tiáo
Japanese on'yomi
チョウ, ジョウ, チュウ, ジュ
Japanese kun'yomi
ひぐらし せみ
Japanese usage
Not on either list
Strokes
14
Radical
虫 (142, 8 residual)
Phonetic component
周
Unicode
U+8729

Parts that make up 蜩

  • 虫 벌레 충, 벌레 훼 고개 든 뱀벌레와 뱀·조개 따위 작은 생물
  • 周 두루 주sound 무늬를 새긴 옥두루 미치는 일. ‘주·조’ 계열의 소리

Japanese words with 蜩

  • 蜩ヒグラシ evening cicada (Tanna japonensis)

Characters sharing the phonetic 周

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “조”

Other hanja with radical 虫

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